4x ide cd-writer plus drive – HP XU700 User Manual

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4 Mass Storage Devices

4X IDE CD-Writer Plus
Drive

Some models

1

have a CD-RW (ReWritable) drive supplied in a 5.25-inch

front-access shelf ATAPI, supporting ATAPI commands and with audio
playback capability. It can play any standard CD-Audio disks, in addition to
CD-ROM disks, and can record both write-once (CD-R) and CD-RW optical
media. It conforms to optical and mechanical standards as specified in the
Red, Yellow, Orange and Green Books.

1.

Refer to the HP Kayak PC Workstations Service Handbook to find out which
models are installed with the

HP CD-RW drive.

Description

Data capacity

650 MB or up to 74 minutes of audio per disc

547MB in CD-UDF data format

Performance

Typical: 110 ms (random, 1/3 access including latency)

Maximum: 130 ms (random, 1/3 access including latency)

Data transfer rate:
Read: Up to 32X (1X=150 KB/s)
Write: 8X (CD-R); 4X (CD-RW)

Burst transfer rate

16.67 Mbytes/sec.

Spin-up time

3.2 seconds (disk stop to high speed)

Spin-down time

2.5 seconds (disk high speed to stop)

Corrected error rate

ECC On (max. 32X): 1 block/10

12

bits

ECC Off (max. 32X): 1 block/10

9

bits

Data Buffer Capacity

2 MB

Write methods

- Track at once
- Session at once
- Disc at once
- Variable packet writing
- Fixed packet writing
- Multisession

Format and EEC standard

Red, Yellow, Orange, Green books

MTBF

120,000 POH

Interface

E-IDE and ATAPI

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